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    Vendée Globe 2020 preview: Next generation foilers will sail on the limit

    • September 10, 2020

    The world of single-handed offshore racing is a uniquely rarefied one. It’s an oft-quoted statistic that more people have been into space than sailed around the planet non-stop, but solo…

    Rolex Fastnet Race delivers wet, fast ride for early finishers

    • August 6, 2019

    The first finishers in the IRC fleets of the Rolex Fastnet Race arriving last night and today have all had a hard, fast race. As crews piled in tired, wet,…

    Ultimes lead the charge for 388-boat fleet in Rolex Fastnet Race start

    • August 3, 2019

    A total entry of 388 yachts – another record turnout – started in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race today, Saturday 3 August from Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The…

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    Fastnet Race 2019: Bumper IMOCA 60 fleet set to assemble in Cowes

    • July 30, 2019

    One of the largest – and most intriguing – fleets of IMOCA 60s ever gathered is due to set off from Cowes for this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race (August 3).…

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    Charal: On board the radical IMOCA 60 that takes foiling to the next level

    • July 22, 2019

    In St Malo for the start of the Route du Rhum in early November, every inch of the IMOCA 60 pontoons was packed with fans trying to get a close…

    Record fleet sets off for 40th Route du Rhum, with 40-knot conditions forecast

    • November 4, 2018

    Along a three-mile start line off St Malo, 123 boats set off on the 40th Route du Rhum singlehanded transatlantic race to Guadaloupe this afternoon. For most of the skippers, setting…

    Volvo Ocean Race confirm next race will be held in IMOCA 60s – but opinions are divided among crews

    • July 3, 2018

    After months of speculation – Yachting World broke the story than the IMOCA 60 class were in the final stages of negotiation with the Volvo Ocean Race back in April…

    Paul Meilhat on IMOCA 60 SMA

    Solo skipper airlifted near Azores with fractured hip, keel problems plague others

    • December 16, 2015

    French solo sailor Paul Meilhat has been stretchered off his IMOCA 60 yacht SMA and airlifted to hospital on the island of Terceira in the Azores after suffering a fractured…

    Video: Dramatic aerial footage and pictures of the new Mono60 Edmond de Rothschild

    • August 28, 2015

    These spectacular images and aerial footage of the new Mono60 Edmond de Rothschild have emerged after the boat took to the water for a test sail in Brittany. Launched on…

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